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Topic: Starting Meds after all these years (Read 3533 times)

Seems that there is no choice anymore, Even for us Non Progressors. Its meds or meds......nothing in between. I believe (my opinion is) that the doctors feel that as we age, our cell replication (including T Cell replication) slows or at least produces less vital cells. (Compared to when we were younger.)So.....my doctor is prescribing COMPLERA for me. Its fairly new, and is a one a day pill. Luckily.The thoughts about treatment have swung back to everyone with HIV be on meds.

leatherman...actually my numbers HAVE changed. ( But even if they hadnt my doc would put me on meds simply due to the fact I am almost 70 years old)Always been above 500, my CD4 is now 384. But hey, I got 24 years out of it. I hear I'll feel much better and stop sleeping 12hours a day.Thanks for the encouragement Betty, Mark and Ann.

Best of luck Joel . After all these years up is the only way to go . As others have said an update would be appreciated . I have been on meds so long now that a fresh virgin point of view will be nice to hear LOL .

But hey, I got 24 years out of it. I hear I'll feel much better and stop sleeping 12hours a day.

Hey Joel,

Good luck with starting the meds. And yes, you got a good long run without them. I went 18 years, before I started on meds ( It almost killed me ) But when the doc said I needed to start ( or else),.. I couldn't, start them fast enough.

I know your not in the position, that I was in, back in 2003... but you should do very well. Your post, reminded me of all those years , that I didn't need meds,( seemed like such a long time ago). Made me reflect back, and wished I whould have done things differently. Can't look back, got to look forward.

And also, after I started on meds, I didn't have to sleep, 12-15 hours a day anymore. 8 hours does me just fine now.

Take care, let us know how everything is going for you. You'll do well !